Marimba grace note playback bug?
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2021 12:58 am
I was doing a playback midi file for a friend. One of the instruments – a marimba – does not play grace notes at the correct pitch. Garritan (and even my Vienna Symphony sample as well) only play the grace note at the same pitch as the successor note.
If I created a blank staff without naming it, the sample(s) would play correctly. Type “marimba” into the instrument name and it wouldn’t. Erase the name or write some other name and it was okay. This correction doesn't work if you add the instrument and select "Marimba" in the “Instrument” column – even erasing the name didn’t correct the problem.
I tested this in both Finale 27 and 26 and the behavior was the same. I sent a description of the issue to MakeMusic, including the attached file.
If I created a blank staff without naming it, the sample(s) would play correctly. Type “marimba” into the instrument name and it wouldn’t. Erase the name or write some other name and it was okay. This correction doesn't work if you add the instrument and select "Marimba" in the “Instrument” column – even erasing the name didn’t correct the problem.
I tested this in both Finale 27 and 26 and the behavior was the same. I sent a description of the issue to MakeMusic, including the attached file.